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| 20080204880 | Diffractive Optical Structure with a Liquid Interface - An optical system comprising a diffraction element ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080204890 | Electrowetting Element, Lens System, Electronic Device and Driving Method - The electrowetting optical element comprises a first electrically conducting fluid and a second electrically insulating fluid. According to the invention the second fluid comprises a compound including an aliphatic ring-structure. The optical element may be a lens or a zoomlens or be part of a zoomlens system. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080205241 | Optical Head With Switchable Diameter of the Radiation Spot on the Radiation Detector - In an optical scanning device ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080205242 | Multi-Radiation Beam Optical Scanning Device - An optical scanning device ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080205247 | Multi-Radiation Beam Optical Scanning Device - An optical scanning device for scanning an information layer ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080212922 | Switchable Optical Element - A switchable optical element has an optical axis. The element includes a chamber, a wave front modifier having a face defining an interior surface of the chamber (the face extending transverse the optical axis), a first fluid and a second fluid. The fluids are immiscible and in contact over an interface. The optical element is switchable between a first discrete state in which the first fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, and a second discrete state in which the second fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, wherein the chamber encloses both fluids in both discrete states, and the interlace extends transverse the optical axis in the first discrete state. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080219131 | Objective Lens - The invention concerns an objective lens for use with a dual layer optical information carrier. Such a carrier as used in Blu-ray Disks (BD) has a first information layer at a depth D | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080231966 | Variable Lens System - A compact and substantially achromatic optical lens system ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080239463 | Optical Scanning Device - An optical scanning device provides a radiation source | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080247019 | Compact Switchable Optical Unit - A switchable optical unit, capable of controlling a beam of radiation (b) passing through an optically active portion ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252989 | Variable Focus Lens - Disclosed is a variable focus lens, having an optical axis, comprising: a fluid chamber, the fluid chamber comprising a first fluid and an axially displaced second fluid, the fluids being non-miscible, in contact over a meniscus and having different indices of refraction; a fluid contact layer arranged on the inside of the chamber wall; a first electrode separated from the first fluid and second electrode by the fluid contact layer; a second electrode acting on the second fluid; the fluid contact layer having a wettability by the second fluid which varies under the application of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, such that the shape of the meniscus varies in dependence on said voltage; wherein the fluid chamber is shaped such that an angle formed between the wall of the chamber and the optical axis decreases along the length of the optical axis. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080264716 | Acoustic Device With Variable Focal Length - A device comprises an acoustic lens ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080265037 | Optical Scanning Device - An optical scanning device for scanning an optical record carrier. The optical scanning device includes: a radiation source system ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080304160 | Variable Focus Lens Package - Proposed is a variable focus lens package ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080312532 | System and Method for Interacting With a Cell or Tissue in a Body | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080316302 | Autostereoscopic Display Device - The present invention relates to an autostereoscopic display device, comprising an imaging layer ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090046195 | VARIBLE FOCUS LENS - A variable focus ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090073826 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR SCANNING AN INFORMATION CARRIER - An optical scanning device for scanning an information carrier. The device includes an array optical element arranged to generate an array of radiation spots from an incident radiation beam, for the scanning of the information carrier. The device further includes an aberration optical element arranged to apply a predetermined optical aberration to the radiation for correction of optical aberration in the radiation spots. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090116359 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device for scanning an information layer of a first optical record carrier having a first cover layer thickness and an information layer of a second optical record carrier having a second, different cover layer thickness. The device includes an objective lens system for converging a radiation beam on the information layers. The objective lens system includes a first lens element and a second lens element spaced apart along an optical axis. The objective lens system further includes a switchable optical element comprising a first fluid, and a chamber positioned between said first lens and said second lens. The objective lens system is switchable between a first configuration in which the first fluid occupies an optically active portion of the chamber such that the objective lens system has a first focal length for scanning the information layer of the first optical record carrier, and a second configuration in which the first fluid does not occupy the optically active portion of the chamber such that the objective lens system has a second, different focal length for scanning the information layer of the second optical record carrier. The objective lens system is arranged to satisfy the condition: Focal | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090122388 | Optical element, optical device, atmosphere provider, optical scanning device, light coupling device, and method of operating interfacial waves - An optical element ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090122639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELEVATION FOCUS CONTROL OF ACOUSTIC WAVES - An acoustic probe ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090131772 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090161520 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT - An optical system is described for scanning optical record carriers of different types. The optical system includes a compensator having a number of optical elements (NPS | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090177033 | CAPSULE CAMERA WITH VARIABLE ILLUMINATION OF THE SURROUNDING TISSUE - The application relates to an ingestible capsule and method for in vivo imaging and/or treatment of one or more diseased areas of interest within the gastrointestinal tract of an animal or human being. The capsule comprises an image sensor; a lens system for focusing images onto the image sensor; at least one light source for illumination of the tissue area of interest, the at least one light source optionally being capable of providing optical therapeutic treatment to the diseased areas; a variable lens system located in front of the at least one light source, wherein the variable lens system comprises beam steering means and focusing means for directing and focusing the light beams from the at least one light source onto the diseased tissue areas, a control unit in communication with the image sensor, the at least one light source, and variable lens system, a power source for powering the image sensor, the at least one light source and the control unit; and a non-digestible, transparent outer protective shell configured to pass through the gastrointestinal tract, housing within the image sensor, the lens system, the at least one light source, the variable lens system, the control unit and the power source. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090185281 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND CAMERA AND DEVICE THEREWITH - The invention provides a zoom optical system comprising two fluid lenses ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090197272 | VITRO METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR DIAGNOSING CANCER USING UV LIGHT BASED DNA IMAGE CYTOMETRY - The invention relates to a method of determining in vitro the amount of nuclear DNA within a human or animal cell using UV absorption measurement with UV light. The invention also relates to a method for detecting in vitro cancerous cells in a biological sample relying on the aforementioned principles. The invention also relates to an in vitro method of diagnosing or predicting the likely occurrence of cancer in a human or animal subject. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090244718 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM - A zoom optical system is provided which has a lens system which comprises a first lens which is arranged to provide a continuously variable focus for a beam of radiation. The lens system further comprises a switchable optical element including a first fluid, a second fluid and a wavefront modifier having a part through which said radiation beam is arranged to pass. In a first mode the switchable optical element has a first fluid configuration with said part being substantially covered by the first fluid, and in a second mode the switchable optical element has a second, different, fluid configuration with said part being substantially covered by the second fluid. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090296408 | LIGHT DISTRIBUTION - An illumination device comprising a light source ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090296559 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device for scanning optical record carriers having cover layers of different thicknesses. The scanning device has a first mode for scanning a first optical record carrier, a second mode for scanning a second optical record carrier and a third mode for scanning third optical record carrier. The device comprises an objective lens system and a switchable optical element having a first discrete state and a different, second discrete state. The element comprises: a fluid system including a first fluid and a different, second fluid ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090318908 | SKIN MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD OF MONITORING THE SKIN, MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD OF IRRADIATING THE SKIN, AND USE OF AN OLED - Skin monitoring device for application near the skin, comprising a processing circuit connecting means and at least one photosensor configured to detect at least one approximate wavelength of light reflected and/or emitted by the skin, wherein a signal receiving circuit is provided for receiving signals from the at least one photosensor. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090326359 | METHOD OF IN VIVO DETECTION AND/OR DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER USING FLUORESCENCE BASED DNA IMAGE CYTOMETRY - The invention relates to a method of determining in vivo in a human or animal subject the amount of nuclear DNA by first localizing cell nuclei of living tissue and subsequently measuring the nuclear UV absorbance using confocal scanning microscopy. The invention relates also to a method for detecting cancerous cells in vivo in a human or animal subject by first identifying the localization of cell nuclei in living tissue and subsequently determining the nuclear UV absorbance by laser scanning confocal microscopy. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of diagnosing cancer in a human or animal subject in vivo relying on a combination of identifying the localization of cell nuclei in living tissue and measuring nuclear UV absorbance by laser scanning confocal microscopy. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326385 | OBTAINING OPTICAL TISSUE PROPERTIES - This application describes a medical device ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100030067 | SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND USE FOR IMAGING OF TISSUE IN AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A system for imaging of prostate cancer in a prostate in vivo is provided. The system utilizes Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) for creating a 3D image for the detection of suspicious prostate tissue. The DOT image may be used to guide the biopsy, thereby reducing the number of false negatives. A method, computer-readable medium and use are also provided. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100033719 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF A TISSUE - The invention relates to a method and device for analyzing a tissue ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100056916 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND USE FOR IN VIVO IMAGING OF TISSUE IN AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A system is provided that may be used for locating and diagnosing lesions in the human body in vivo. In some embodiments, once the exact position of a lesion is found, a biopsy may be taken from the lesion using e.g. ultra sound techniques for guidance of the biopsy needle. Use of the system drastically reduces the negative biopsy samples compared to currently used “blind sampling” techniques. This reduces patient discomfort and minimizes infections as the number of biopsy samples is reduced. A method and computer-readable medium is also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100076317 | CATHETER WITH ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND VARIABLE FOCUS LENS USED IN ANEURYSM ASSESSMENT - A catheter having ultrasound capability and a distal end extending along a longitudinal axis, the end being situated adjacent to a tissue of interest inside of a patient; at least one ultrasound transducer located in the end to direct ultrasound waves along the axis in a generally forward direction relative to the end; a variable-focus lens system located in the end, downstream of the transducer in the generally forward direction, the lens system being capable of variably focusing the ultrasound waves emitted by the transducer at various positions downstream of the lens and catheter end; optionally, a mirror located in the end, downstream of the transducer and the lens system in the generally forward direction, whereby the emitted ultrasound waves from the lens system are either reflected from the mirror and focused at a position substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; or the emitted ultrasound waves from the lens system substantially bypass the mirror in unreflected form and are focused at a position downstream of the transducer, the lens system and the mirror in the generally forward direction along the longitudinal axis; and imaging means for translating the focused ultrasound waves from the lens system reflected and/or unreflected by the mirror into three-dimensional images and communicating the images in viewable form to a human operator that is external to the patient. A method of measuring, imaging and viewing blood flow velocity and patterns in a blood vessel and aneurysm, as well as monitoring vaso-occlusive coil placement in an aneurysm during a surgical intervention using the catheter, is also disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100087735 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES OF MICROBEAMFORMING WITH ADJUSTABLE FLUID LENSES - An acoustic probe ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100094385 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF PATIENTS DURING SURGERY - An infrared radiant heating system for raising or maintaining a uniform core temperature of the body of a patient during surgery, substantially without affecting the temperature of the area surrounding the patient's body, comprising: infrared radiant heating means which in use is located in an unobtrusive position near the patient to provide radiant heat to the entire body or one or more parts of the body of the patient; and control means in communication with the heating means for controlling the intensity level and distribution of intensity of the radiant heat on the patient's body such that in use the skin temperature of the patient's body is raised or maintained within a predetermined range resulting in the uniform core body temperature, substantially without affecting the temperature of the area surrounding the patient's body. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100105022 | ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL CELL MATERIAL BASED ON DIFFERENT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ILLUMINATION LIGHT AND CELL COMPONENTS - It is described a device ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100162834 | HYDROGEL BASED SENSOR PROBE FOR DETECTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATE - The invention relates to a sensor probe ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100188368 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Touch screen capabilities are added to a color display ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100207015 | FIBER-OPTIC SCANNER - A fiber scanning system is provided comprising a housing ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100214430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING SAMPLES - The invention provides a method for imaging samples, at least comprising:—staining of a sample with a first marker material and with a second marker material;—utilizing the first marker material in a focusing step for focusing an imaging device with respect to the sample; and—utilizing the second marker material and the imaging device, which has been focused in the focusing step, in an imaging step to acquire an image of the sample. The invention also relates to a system for imaging samples. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100228082 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A CELL OR TISSUE IN A BODY - A device or support, system and method are provided for precisely targeted and/or highly controlled interaction with a targeted cell or tissue in a body, with the support providing an ergonomic connecting interface for selectively connecting the support to a cell or tissue with at least minimal adverse affect to such cell or tissue, the system providing a remote facility that may be operatively associated with the support, and the method providing steps for employing the support and/or system so as to, inter alia, improve treatment, diagnostic and/or monitoring techniques and increase sensitivity and specificity with respect to interacting with, for example, diseased or abnormal cells or tissue without adversely effecting surrounding healthy cells or tissue, and/or the body in general. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100277809 | FLUID LENS WITH PRESSURE RELEASE SYSTEM - Fluid lens system, e.g. for medical imaging or medical treatment, with a container enclosing a fluid arranged to refract incoming waves. A pressure release mechanism is in contact with the fluid so as to compensate changes in its volume due to thermal variations, e.g. during high temperature medical cleaning. This pressure release mechanism is positioned within a pathway of incoming waves. In preferred embodiments a fluid container connected via a tube to the fluid as a reservoir, is arranged within or outside the container, e.g. beyond an image sensor. Alternatively, an easily compressible body, e.g. a small closed metal bellows enclosing a gas, is positioned inside the fluid to absorb volume changes by compression. In both embodiments, the pressure release elements are preferably positioned in a peripheral part of the pathway of incoming waves to not affect performance of the lens. In another aspect, a fluid lens includes a container with an inner container part that fits inside an outer container part, wherein the inner container part is in rigid connection to at least a one boundary arranged for penetration of incoming waves. The pressure release mechanism is positioned within the outer container part, and it is in contact with the fluid so as to compensate changes in volume of the fluid due to thermal variations. In one embodiment the inner and outer container parts are arranged for relative one-dimensional movement and fluid tight interconnected. In another embodiment, a fluid filled cavity is formed between the inner and outer container parts, and this cavity houses a compressible body. The lens systems are suited for applications such as medical endoscopes, catheters and needles, optically as well as acoustically based. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280390 | CATHETER FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A catheter apparatus ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100282954 | OPTICAL PROBE - The present invention relates to an optical probe ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100288912 | OPTICAL PROBE - The invention relates an optical probe ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100290318 | SYSTEM FOR VARIABLY REFRACTING ULTRASOUND AND/OR LIGHT - The disclosure is directed to a system for variably refracting, and is transparent for, ultrasound as well as for light. By choosing liquids with the right optical and acoustical properties, it is possible to variably refract (including focusing and deflecting or steering) ultrasound while not affecting the refraction of light, or vice versa. Two lenses in series, or preferably one lens, allow for variably refracting ultrasound and light. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100317964 | BIOPSY GUIDANCE BY ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING AND PHOTONIC NEEDLE - A system for providing integrated guidance for positioning a needle in a body has two levels of guidance: a coarse guidance and a fine guidance. The system comprises a non-invasive tracking system ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100331782 | BIOPSY GUIDANCE BY IMAGE-BASED X-RAY GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND PHOTONIC NEEDLE - A system for providing integrated guidance for positioning a needle in a body has two levels of guidance: a coarse guidance and a fine guidance. The system comprises a non-invasive imaging system for obtaining an image of the biopsy device in the body, for providing the coarse guidance. Furthermore, the system comprises an optical element mounted on the needle for obtaining optical information discriminating tissue in the body, for providing the fine guidance. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110001036 | SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110009772 | BIOPSY DEVICE - Biopsy needles equipped with fibres ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110054348 | OPTICAL BIOPSY DEVICE - An objective lens system for an optical biopsy device has a lens that comprises a first part configured for viewing at a first magnification, and a second part configured for viewing at a second magnification. The second magnification is substantially different from the first magnification. The first magnification enables viewing a larger area of a target and the second magnification enables viewing the target at a cellular level with high sensitivity and specificity. Combining viewing at two different magnifications in a single objective lens results in a compact optical biopsy device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110066073 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH ACOUSTIC ELEMENT - The invention relates to a biopsy device, particularly a biopsy device comprising a shaft with a transducer element for providing information about acoustic properties of a material to be analysed, a system of positioning a biopsy device and a method for positioning a biopsy device. The biopsy device may be adapted to take biopsies of different regions of the 5 human body for excluding or detecting abnormalities as cancerous lesions. The biopsy device may be used to measure acoustic properties of the material while inserting the tip portion of the biopsy device into the material to be analysed. The biopsy device may further allow measurement based on elastography. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110118610 | AN OPTICAL IMAGE PROBE - The invention relates to an optical image probe( | 05-19-2011 |
